The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-08-06
CENTRAL OHIO.

Woodstock, o., July %, 1SS7.-[To the
Editor of The UNIvERsAL1sT. The ex-
tremely hot weather Of the past few
weeks, has had the effect Of largely de-
creasing the attendance at church, and
there is consequently lessening of &C.
tive interest in religious affairs. We are
happy, however, to give one notable ex-
ception, found at Alder Chapel. There,
Notwithstanding our Methodist friends
have services within a few rods of our
church, the congregations have rather in
creased than the opposite, and the Sab
bath-school is we'll sustained.
Converse Grove Meetings
For many years the Converse Grove
Meetings have been occasions which have
attracted large congregations, not only
of our own people, but from the people
generally. The influence exerted in be-
half of Universalism hes been of an ex-
cellsnt character, and there are many who
date their first knowledge of our doc
trines, from instruction received at these
meetings. Heretofore, nearly all details
essential to the success of the meetings
have been carefully looked after by our Ia
mented Br. j. N. Converse, and he will be
very much missed at the meeting for this
year, which will be held on Sunday, Au-
gust %. But his zeal and influence have
not died with him. Sister Converse and
her son and daughter, and the members of
the church, will see to it that all arrange
ments for a successful meeting will be
complete. The pastor has invited the
State Superintendent, Rev. Fl. L. Can
field, to assist in the services, and he has
promised to be present.
The Universalist Temperance Society,
connected with our Plain City Sunday
school. gave an entertainment July IL,
for the benefit of the school, which was q
success in the literary and artistic sense;
and the financial results, considering the
warm weather and busy season, were by
no means discouraging. The work un-
dertaken by this society, or rather it's
leaders, is a noble one. Plain City is
town of about 1900 inhabitants, and
supports at least one saloon for each 200
AS usual, the owners of the saloons are
defiant of law and order. Notwithstand-
ing there is an ordinance requiring them
to be closed on Sunday, it is not regard
ed, and one owner reported to have taken
in over $35 on a recent Sabbath, and an
other $24 on the same day. II the others
did business in proportion, at least two
hundred dollars were spent in the saloons
on that Sabbath. The effect upon the
comm unity can be imagined. The only
organized resistance to these deadly foes
to good order and pure morality, is this
juvenile Temperance Society, and we trust
its leaders will mot become weary in we'll
doing, for Undue seasonthey shall reap
if they faint not"
Winchester Association.
The annual meeting of the Winchester
Association will be held this year at West
vile, and it is hoped that the interest and
attendance will equal, if not surpass,
meetings of the Association in recent
years. With proper efforts such occasions
can be made instrumentalities Of great
power in promoting the welfare of the
Church. We need more associated effort
and large revival OF the fraternal spirit.
The time for the coming meeting will be
probably, the third Sunday and Friday
and Saturday preceding.
The attention of Ohio churches is
called to the notice in another column
soliciting invitations for entertaining the
Convention Of 1888. Although there
seemed to be small majority at the late